The following is issued on behalf of the Education Commission:

The Education Commission (EC) at its meeting today (Monday) discussed the plan to take forward the review of education system into the next stage.

The Chairman, Mr Antony Leung, said: "In the next stage of the review, we will study issues in relation to curriculum, assessment and academic structure. These will cover, inter alia, tertiary admission criteria, secondary school places allocation, Academic Aptitude Test (AMT) and other related issues."

"We will work closely with other education-related bodies, including the Education Department (ED), the Curriculum Development Council/Curriculum Development Institute (CDC/CDI), the Hong Kong Examinations Authority (HKEA) and the Board of Education (BOE), in the deliberation of various issues. Representatives from other sectors such as social services, art and culture will also be invited to join the relevant working groups."

Mr Leung said: "We welcome suggestions from the community and the education sector on the various issues relating to the review. In the course of the review, we will also meet with organisations from different sectors to listen to their views."

Ends/Monday, April 26, 1999